Write On! Armenia ​Competition

The Write On! Competition is an international creative writing competition supported by Peace Corps Volunteers that aims to encourage creativity and imagination in students’ writing. Armenia has participated since 2006.

The 2018 competition took place February through March in 15 communities across Armenia with 540 participants. National judging awarded first, second, and third place winners at each level, which are all published here. First place winners from Armenia moved on to compete with over 1,000 national winners from 18 countries worldwide in Tblisi, Georgia at the end of March.

We are thrilled to announce that Haig Kassarjian from Yerevan won second place in 10th Grade and Anush Hakobyan from Ijevan won second place in the University Level 3 category at the 2017 international competition! Շնորհավոր Անուշ! Read their winning pieces here.

And, huge congratulations to everyone who participated!​ The 2018 competition included 18 countries on 5 continents. In Armenia, 540 writers participated from 15 communities across the coun​try.

The Competition

In each community, writers participate in a creative writing workshop, learning about brainstorming, creative thinking, writing techniques, and story planning. During the competition, writers have one hour to write responses to one of two grade-specific prompts. All writing is in English and spelling and grammar is not considered in the evaluation process. Winning pieces are chosen for their cohesiveness and creativity. For questions on how to participate, please contact us.